E. Jean Carroll, the trailblazing journalist and advice columnist who, in June 2019, accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s, and then took him to court and landed judgments against him for sexual abuse and defamation, has cooperated with a documentary feature about her life, work and legal battles, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Ask E. Jean, directed and produced by Ivy Meeropol, will be headed to multiple fall film festivals as a sales title hoping to land a buyer and a spot in this season’s awards race.
Carroll, who was the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy and Outside magazines, and wrote the “Ask E. Jean” column that appeared in Elle from 1993 to 2019, tells THR, “I said, ‘No! No! No! Nooooooo!’ to all documentary filmmakers. Then I met the stupendous Ivy Meeropol. Only Ivy possesses the wit and grit to capture a dingbat who gives people advice for 30 years, never takes any of it herself, laughs at life’s quagmires and ends up the only person to bea